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Regulations pertaining to Student’s Grievance Redressal, Promotion of Equity, Anti-Ragging Measures, and
Prevention of Sexual Harassment etc.:

Provided that a student who is in the process of taking admission in HEIS
campus, although not yet admitted, shall be treated, for the purposes of
these regulations, as a student of that HEI, where any incident of sexual
harassment takes place against such student;
Provided that a student who is a participant in any of the activities in a HEI
other than the HEI where such student is enrolled shall be treated, for the
purposes of these regulations, as a student of that HEI where any incident
of sexual harassment takes place against such student;
(m) “third Party Harassment” refers to a situation where sexual harassment occurs as a
result of an act or omission by any third party or outsider, who is not an employee or
a student of the HEI, but a visitor to the HEI in some other capacity or for some other
purpose or reason;
(n) “victimisation” means any unfavourable treatment meted out to a person with an
intention to obtain sexual favour;
(o) “workplace” means the campus of a HEI including-

(a) Any department, organisation, undertaking, establishment, enterprise, institution,
office, branch or unit which is established, owned, controlled or wholly or substantially
financed by funds provided directly or indirectly by the appropriate HEIs;

(b) Any sports institute, stadium, sports complex or competition or games venue,
whether residential or not used for training, sports or other activities relating
thereof in HEIs;

(c) Any place visited by the employee or student arising out of or during the course
of employment or study including transportation provided by the Executive
Authority for undertaking such journey for study in HEIS.”
3. Responsibilities of the Higher Educational Institution- (1) Every HEI shall,-

(a) Wherever required, appropriately subsume the spirit of the above definitions in its
policy and regulations on prevention and prohibition of sexual harassment against the
employees and the students, and modify its ordinances and rules in consonance with
the requirements of the Regulations:
(b) publicly notify the provisions against sexual harassment and ensure their wide
dissemination;

(c) organise training programmes or as the case may be, workshops for the officers,
functionaries, faculty and students, as indicated in the SAKSHAM Report (Measures for
Ensuring the Safety of Women and Programmes for Gender Sensitization on Campuses)
of the Commission, to sensitize them and ensure knowledge and awareness of the rights,
entitlements and responsibilities enshrined in the Act and under these regulations;
(d) act decisively against all gender based violence perpetrated against employees and
students of all sexes recognising that primarily women employees and students and
some male students and students of the third gender are vulnerable to many forms of
sexual harassment and humiliation and exploitation;

(e) publicly commit itself to a zero tolerance policy towards sexual harassment;
(f) reinforce its commitment to creating its campus free from discrimination, harassment,
retaliation or sexual assault at all levels;
(g) create awareness about what constitutes sexual harassment including hostile
environment harassment and quid pro quo harassment;

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